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Where does “amidin” come from?

amidin (English) comes from French amidine, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amidin (English): Starch modified by heat so as to become a...

Definitions

  1. Starch modified by heat so as to become a...

Ancestry of “amidin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchamidine—
2Latinamylumstarch; gruel; fine meal
3Ancient Greekἄμυλονinflection of ἀμύλος : ## masculine accusative...
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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